Metro Briefing | New York: Albany: Audit Says Path Work Was Proper

By Al Baker (NYT); Compiled by George James

Published: December 3, 2004

The Port Authority of New York and New Jersey followed proper procedures in awarding a contract for the restoration of the PATH railroad station and related tunnels and tracks that were damaged in the Sept. 11 attack on the World Trade Center, according to an audit released yesterday by Alan G. Hevesi, the state comptroller. Service between the World Trade Center site and Jersey City was restored more quickly than expected and at a justified cost, according to the audit, which found that the authority had properly monitored the $455 million contract. Over all, the audit found that although the bulk of the work, completed in November 2003, cost about $474 million, there had been no cost overruns or improper changes in the contract. Al Baker (NYT)